The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1887-08-13
OPELOUsAs, PARISH OF ST. LANDRY,
Hte1nAs of Interest.

The Thihodaux Sentinel and Lafourche
Democrat have fused, and Major s. Il. Grisa-
more retires from the .editorship of the En-
glish department.
The Lee Association of Mobile are going to
raise funds and erect suitable monument to
the memory of Admiral Raphael Semmes, the
great commander OF the Southern navy.
Ouachita Telegraph: The Shreveport
Times reduces the fight to the Offices The
only objection it has to McEnery is tla5 his is
% personal government. Nichols will not be
in hurry to appoint any but Nichols men to
Office should he be elected governor.
N.O.City Item: In draining the French peo
pie of the vast sums which they have thrown
into the Panama Canal scheme, DeLesseps
has proved unwittingly staunch friend to
Germany No wonder ''the great French
man" was received with almost royal honors
at Berlin. Depicting France of $3.50, 900 900
was equal to depriving her of several army
corps and untold stores of war material
A telegram to Hon. j. " Guillotto, mayor
of New Orleans, from Senators Gibson and
Eustis, states that they presented the invita-
ton of the citizens to President Cleveland to
visit New Orleans, and that he would pro-
badly do so if he had time. He expressed a
desire to visit New Orleans and his high ap-
preciation of the invitation extended him and
would certainly avail himself of the opportu-
nity if it was possible for him to do so.
New Orleans Chronicle: Following the lead
of the successful Industrial College at Colum
bus, the East Mississippi Female College and
the Meridian public school will hereafter give
instruction in industrial art. The News pre-
diets the introduction of the industrial sys-
tenn in the schools there will give them q
prestige such as they have never before en-
ioyed, and that they will prove blessing,
particularly to the young ladies OF the coun
| try who can feel assured in leaving school
| that the knowledge of the useful artfen 1
quired during their scholastic terms IL :
enable them to become independent workers,
l'and fit them for the occupancy OF remunera-
| five positions entirely suitable for them to
| fill.
The Grand Lodge of Masons of the State OF
/ New York has forfeited the warrants of Pru-
| dence Lodge and Palestine Chapter for hay
admitted Objectionable parties into the order
| Among these, who are accordingly expelled
from Masonry, are Jere Dunn, the we'll
known sporting man Tom Gould, the dive
keeper ia New York City, and Harry With
row, bunco sharp. In closin g his report the
Grand master saws 4" If such lodge or chap
ter was allowed to exist there would soon be
an end to the honor and sacredness OF the
| ties of Masonry. The result will now officially
90 broadcast throughout the length and
breadth of the universe, and from all sides
will come back the one proclamation : There
| is no place for tlisrepntable characters in the
ranks of the followers of Masonry"
NO. States Our reform friends are hard
pushed TO defend the political record Of Gov
| ernor Nichols which, from 1877 to 1879, ex
cited such hostility to him on the part OF the
Democracy that the Constitutional ConVen
tion felt constrained to curtail his administra
tion nearly one year Driven from post te
post they are now quoting complimentary
expressions of Democratic organs relative Il
his administration, printed on his retirement
from Office This, it seems to us, is like quot
ing the epitaphs on the tombstones of those
of whom family and friends always speal
kindly after they are gone, however much they
NAV have lamented their errors In HE. Ou
reform friends are indeed, reduced to thu
tombstone argument.
N. o. City Item: Say the level headed
sound and progressive Virginia Democrats
with John Goode and John S. Barbour at thei
head:
1--WE earnestly advocate liberal appropria
tion by the Federal government out OF tn
revenues in aid of the education OF the CHI
dren of the several States IN proportion to Il
literacy, in accordance acith the provisions OF IN
Blair bill or some better measure"
There is sound doctrine which the Louis
, ana platform-makers will do wisely to adopt
1t is the only way that offers for the South {
, oct "A fair return for the revenues it pays t
the government; is perfectly just beside
that. having forced the duties of citizenshi
upOn so large class OF ilntefaIeS, Ghe naLlo
should help bear the burden OF fitting thel
therefor.
Pointe Coupee Banner: Old River is mo-
closed to navigation, as the Banner had pre-
dicted would be the case. No steamboa
: however small, can now get into the Atchaf
. lava, the Red or the Ouachita rivers from th
!. Mississippi. This is certainly an ontrageousl
!, shameful condition of affairs, when hundred
d of millions of surplus dollars are now locke
: up in the vaults of the United States Trea
n ury For years past the work done in Ol
L River by the U. 5. Engineers has been pos
lively frivolous, as compared with the magn
'. tude of the interests involved. The most fe
J. sible, most speedy and least expensive SOL
7, ton of this problem, involving the navigate
J. of the Teche, the Courtablean, the Atchaf
/ lava, the Red, the Black, the Ouachita, I'll
L Little, the Tensas and Bayou Mason, wou
!, be the opening and cleaning out of Bayt
u, Plaauemine. Nearly the entire State is
9, terested in this matter. and the whole peop
y of the State should imperatively demand
u the Senator'S and Representatives in Congre
e elected from this State, that they give the
unremitting attention and exertions in I'll
ot behalf considerable portion of Texas al
y Arkansas is also interested, and the Senate
u and Representatives from these States shou
lend their assistance.